The kneecap covers and protects the knee joint and helps to absorb stress on the joint. It can be broken by any direct impact, and is an injury that sometimes occurs in a fall, a motor vehicle accident, or a pedestrian or bicycle accident. It often requires open reduction – internal fixation surgery, [...]
Read More →The ankle has three malleoli, bony protuberances that are part of the ankle joint. A broken ankle may involve any one of the three, or may involve two or all three of the bones.
Bimalleolar and trimalleolar fractures are usually displaced fractures, meaning the bone fragments have moved away from each other, and are [...]
Read More →If you’ve fractured your lateral malleolus, you’ve broken the “knuckle” that sticks out on the outside part of your ankle . . . and you will be off your feet for some time.
A broken ankle is not fun! It may require surgery, and will certainly keep you off your feet for weeks [...]
Read More →In personal injury law, we often see people with traumatic brain injuries from car accidents or falls. Recently, attention has turned to another cause of brain injuries: sports. Studying football players has taught researchers much about brain injuries; more than 60% have suffered at least one concussion.
A concussion usually happens when [...]
Read More →So many people who come to us after being in an accident report that they have backaches such as they’ve never experienced before. Back injuries, whether disc injuries, fractures, or fracture dislocations, are among the most frequent injuries, and some of the most painful.
You’ve come to the right place [...]
Read More →An ankle fracture is an injury that often occurs after a car accident, bike crash, pedestrian accident, or a fall. If you suffered a broken ankle, find helpful information recently posted on our personal injury website. Learn about the different types of ankle fractures, how they are [...]
Read More →What happens if you are hit in a car accident by someone driving a rental car in Florida? How about if the other driver, the one who caused the accident, was from out of state or from out of the country? What if the driver of the rental car was not the same person who signed the [...]
Read More →In 1998, a young man named Eric Brody was hit by a speeding police car in Broward County, causing Eric to suffer a severe brain injury. His later lawsuit resulted in a $30 million verdict on Eric’s behalf. Since the verdict was against a county agency, Florida’s sovereign immunity statute limited Brody’s [...]
Read More →Yes. We can represent you regardless of where you live. Your first step is to find an attorney you can trust and who you believe is the best fit for you. We often represent clients who live in other cities in Florida, outside of the Clearwater | St. Petersburg area.
Every car accident [...]
Read More →Taylor Sauer was 18 years old and was texting every 90 seconds as she drove from Utah State University on the way to her parents’ home on January 14. And then she sent one last text: “I can’t discuss this matter [...]
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